tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post1376246790921780469..comments2015-03-02T09:57:02.405-05:00Comments on Jost On Justice: Confirmation Hearings: Poor Reviews, but Show Must Go On<b>Kenneth Jost</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08130278447396616546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-77767603651969211532009-07-20T13:14:18.350-04:002009-07-20T13:14:18.350-04:00The first Supreme Court confirmation hearing was i...The first Supreme Court confirmation hearing was indeed for Louis Brandeis in 1916. But Harlan Fiske Stone was the first Supreme Court nominee to testify before a Senate committee, in 1925, according to multiple sources, including my &quot;Supreme Court From A to Z.&quot; He is said to have made an impressive appearance in answering insinuations that he was too close to Wall Street. The recent <b>Kenneth Jost</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08130278447396616546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-40737551758311721232009-07-20T12:27:24.543-04:002009-07-20T12:27:24.543-04:00I thought the first confirmation hearing was in 19...I thought the first confirmation hearing was in 1916 after President Wilson nominated Louis Brandeis, although he did not appear. I think Frankfurter was the first to appear in 1939, although he stood on his record and would not answer questions. I believe it was Potter Stewart who began answering questions a little. And we all know how Judge Bork doomed his nomination by saying too much.Philip Carrizosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02342194859798903399noreply@blogger.com